The Canadian Lacrosse Association on Friday announced its 23-man
roster for the Sept. 8 showdown with Team USA at Dick's Sporting
Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.

Team Canada's roster includes top-end stars like Brodie Merrill,
John Grant Jr., Mark Matthews, Geoff Snider, Kevin Crowley, Jordan
McBride and Adam Jones as well as a few current collegians and
recent Canadian under-19 team members Wes Berg and Chad Tutton.

Berg is one of three current University of Denver players on the
Canadian roster with Jeremy Noble and Cam Flint the others.

The National Lacrosse League's Colorado Mammoth has four players
on the roster: Grant, the 2012 NLL MVP who less than a week ago won
an Major League Lacrosse title with the Chesapeake Bayhawks, Jones,
the 2012 NLL Rookie of the Year, McBride and Dan Coates.

Colorado fans will have the opportunity to see their local
indoor stars take to the field in a rematch of the 2010 Federation
of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, won by the
U.S., and the 2006 final, won by Canada. Faceoff man Snider was
named MVP of the latter and returns to the team in this prelude for
the 2014 FIL World Championships, hosted by US Lacrosse in Denver,
July 10-19, 2014, held at the same venue as next weekend's
duel.

"This game is part of our preparation for the 2014 Championships
in Denver," said Team Canada head coach, Randy Mearns, who is also
the head coach of the Canisius College Griffins. "We are excited to
see how some of our younger guys compete at this high level."

Jordan MacIntosh, who had a breakout season for the ML's
Rochester Rattlers (27 points, third on the team) his second year
as pro, is also the roster.

Crowley is a former No. 1 overall pick in the MLL and Jones was
named 2012 NLL Rookie of the Year.

Former Stony Brook Seawolves Crowley, McBride and Robbie
Campbell also will be reunited once again.

Keil Matisz (Robert Morris) was considered by some a darkhorse
candidate for the Tewaaraton Award in his senior, 2012 season after
ranking sixth in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse in points per game
(4.27) with 40 goals and 24 assists.

Berg and Tutton, a pair of rising sophomores at Denver and North
Carolina, respectively, were key players on the Canadian's U19 team
that became the first to beat the U.S. in international competition
on July 14 at the FIL U19 World Championships in Turku,
Finland.

The full U.S. roster, as announced last month, is available
here. There has been one change.
Chris Eck, who is undergoing surgery on his knee Friday, will not
play in the game and will be replaced by Matt Dolente
(Johns Hopkins/Hamilton Nationals).